{"id":2751,"date":"2026-02-19T15:01:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lesclayeres.fr.preprod.eliophot.dev\/?p=2751"},"modified":"2026-02-19T16:48:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:48:56","slug":"news-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lesclayeres.fr.preprod.eliophot.dev\/en\/news\/news-01\/","title":{"rendered":"From the earth to the plate: the orchards and vegetable garden of Les Clay\u00e8res"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>The Clay\u00e8res vegetable garden and orchards: nature at the service of taste<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Visit\u00a0<strong>Domaine Les Clay\u00e8res<\/strong>, \u00e0\u00a0<strong>Talmont-Saint-Hilaire<\/strong>, Each dish tells a story about the land, the seasons and respect for life. This story begins just a few kilometres away,\u00a0<strong>in La Mothe-Achard<\/strong>, where\u00a0<strong>our organic vegetable garden and orchards<\/strong>\u00a0two essential locations that underpin the estate's culinary philosophy.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><strong>The vegetable garden at La Mothe-Achard: where it all begins<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At La Mothe-Achard, in the heart of the Vend\u00e9e, Ana\u00eblle passionately cultivates the\u00a0<strong>Clay\u00e8res organic vegetable garden<\/strong>.<br \/>Every morning, she watches over her rows of\u00a0<strong>heirloom tomatoes, courgettes, aubergines, peppers, carrots, lettuce<\/strong>\u00a0or even\u00a0<strong>aromatic herbs<\/strong>.<br \/>Here,\u00a0<strong>no chemicals, no intensive farming<\/strong>\u00a0Everything grows according to the natural rhythms of the earth and the seasons.<\/p>\n<p>This kitchen garden is not just a place of production, it is the first step in every meal served at the restaurant.\u00a0<strong>restaurant at Domaine Les Clay\u00e8res<\/strong>.<br \/>Le\u00a0<strong>chef Sylvain Bourmaud<\/strong>\u00a0works closely with Ana\u00eblle to create her menus according to the harvest. Together, they come up with a\u00a0<strong>lively, local and sincere cuisine<\/strong>, This is a new concept, which highlights the freshness and authenticity of vegetables grown just a few kilometres from the estate.<\/p>\n<p>When harvests are abundant, the\u00a0<strong>garden surplus<\/strong>\u00a0are available at\u00a0<strong>cost price<\/strong>\u00a0to Group employees. A concrete way of supporting the region and promoting\u00a0<strong>a short, supportive circuit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><strong>The orchards of La Mothe-Achard: the taste of real fruit<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The orchards at La Mothe-Achard stretch out peacefully next to the kitchen garden. Apples, pears and kiwis grow here in a way that respects biodiversity, without fertilisers or pesticides.<br \/>Management is\u00a0<strong>reasoned and sustainable<\/strong>, to promote\u00a0<strong>natural pollination<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0<strong>soil fertility<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>These generous trees give birth to\u00a0<strong>exceptional fruit<\/strong>, used to make\u00a0<strong>100 % pure juice : Les Jus de Th\u00e9o<\/strong>. With no additives or preservatives, these natural drinks reflect all the freshness and sincerity of the Vend\u00e9e region.<\/p>\n<p>Each hand-picked apple and pear tells the story of our commitment to\u00a0<strong>preserving nature<\/strong>\u00a0while promoting\u00a0<strong>local flavours<\/strong>.<br \/>Orchards are also places for\u00a0<strong>passing on and sharing<\/strong>, which, since this year, has been organising\u00a0<strong>Picking areas open to the public<\/strong>\u00a0A special moment to reconnect with the earth and discover the behind-the-scenes aspects of our eco-responsible approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><strong>A strong link between land and table<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>From the ground to the table, the conducting wire remains the same:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Seasonality<\/strong>\u00a0Nature dictates the rhythm of the kitchen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Proximity<\/strong>\u00a0The products travel just a few kilometres before being cooked.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Respect<\/strong>\u00a0Soil, cycles, people and taste.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At Les Clay\u00e8res, we believe that\u00a0<strong>a taste for the real begins in the earth<\/strong>. That's why every dish, every juice, every harvest carries a little of our conviction: that sustainable, authentic gastronomy starts with patience and respect.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le Potager et les Vergers des Clay\u00e8res : la nature au service du go\u00fbt \u00a0 Au\u00a0Domaine Les Clay\u00e8res, \u00e0\u00a0Talmont-Saint-Hilaire, chaque plat raconte une histoire de terroir, de saison et de respect du vivant. Cette histoire commence \u00e0 quelques kilom\u00e8tres de l\u00e0,\u00a0\u00e0 La Mothe-Achard, o\u00f9 s\u2019\u00e9panouissent\u00a0notre potager bio et nos vergers\u00a0: deux lieux essentiels qui nourrissent [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8618,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualites"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lesclayeres.fr.preprod.eliophot.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lesclayeres.fr.preprod.eliophot.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lesclayeres.fr.preprod.eliophot.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesclayeres.fr.preprod.eliophot.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesclayeres.fr.preprod.eliophot.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2751"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesclayeres.fr.preprod.eliophot.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8638,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesclayeres.fr.preprod.eliophot.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2751\/revisions\/8638"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesclayeres.fr.preprod.eliophot.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lesclayeres.fr.preprod.eliophot.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesclayeres.fr.preprod.eliophot.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesclayeres.fr.preprod.eliophot.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}